ABSTRACT
The origins of Hindu law can be identified in the thought and institutionalized practices that developed in the Vedic world. Considering that Hindu law, although in new forms, is existing law, it can be said that the Hindu legal tradition is the one that can claim to be of the greatest antiquity among those that have relevance in the contemporary world. In fact, Hindus observe it as members of a particular religious and cultural community, and not as residents in a particular territory or subject to a particular political entity. In its simplest but useful meaning, Hindu law is the law of Hindus. The Hindu legal tradition has gone through historical events and has interacted with other laws, becoming more and more complex and transforming itself. In addition to legislation, the work of the Courts has been very significant for the evolution of Hindu law.
